Daggers is the second and final studio album by British industrial metal band The Defiled, released in Europe on 2 August 2013, in the UK on 5 August, and in the US on 6 August. The album is their first to be released on Nuclear Blast, and first fan-funded album, funded through summer 2012 on PledgeMusic, as well as the debut of drummer Needles. The album was recorded throughout summer 2012 with producer Jason Suecof in Florida. The first single, "Sleeper", was released by the band on 17 March 2013. The second single, "Unspoken", was released along with a music video on 4 June, which was directed by Robin Fuller who also directed the video for the band's first ever single, 'The Resurrectionists'.